The princess of the Amazons, Wonder Woman is one of Earth's most powerful defenders of peace and equality and a member of the Justice League. She is often considered an archetype for the comic book superheroine. Her original origin depicted her as a clay figure brought to life by the gods, but in recent years she has been depicted as the daughter of Zeus and the Amazon queen Hippolyta.

I don't like her as Wonder Woman. I just feel like she looks to... soft. Facially speaking. Like, I could see her playing a young WW in the 17-21 age range but I think that they should go a bit older and do a 23-28 age range. Roughly. Obviously different actresses look different ages so it isn't a "set in stone" thing for me... but Gemma just looks too young to me.

But yes, I prefer the silver and I think it make her look a bit less gaudy and "cartoon-y." So I think that silver can help bring a more muted tone to keep in line with the Batman and Superman films.

@bladestorke: I agree about Gina Carano. Gemma could be good but... I don't know actresses always surprise me maybe she would be good. I really don't know who could play her. But I always thought Olivia Wilde would be a good choice.

@bladestorke Yeah I'm also on board the Olivia Wilde train. Maybe Bridget Regan though I'm not sure on her acting. Or another option I think could do well that nobody seems to be mentioning is Yvonne Strahovski. Just die the hair black and have her get in fighting shape and she'll be good to go. I think she's about 5' 9" too so she's close enough height wise.

The only thing i have to say to Yvonne Strahovski and Olivia Wilde at any comic book casting!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Please, Yvonne Strahovski and Olivia Wilde are the biggest evidence TV fake stars that will never get to be anything bigger.

Wilde bombs at every try she makes, she has a super power bomb movies, so far her best box office is Tron 2 and that movie sucked, i mean they did everything in House M.D. to make her a star, even if that mean kicked Jennifer Morrison, Amber Tamblyn and others, heck the lack of chemistry she had with Hugh Laurie was amazing, i mean the guy made Leihgton Meester look like a great actress and look so great together years later a movie used them as a couple and he made her look amazing again, Morrison look better with him, so did Tamblyn and several ctresses during the show.

Yvonne Strahovski so far since Chuck, only did Dexter and most of people agree she was part of the worst Dexter season ever, besides her character was made to make her a huge star or show her acting, it failed.

Voice over, i mean that would mean Mark Hamill could play the Joker and Peter Weller Batman.

Please there is many damn actresses out there, Yvonne Strahovski and Oliivia Wilde arent that great, not only that you could find better actresses that would do as much stunts as they can and will go the extra mile.

One thing to keep in mind is that they probably won't bring someone in whose primary work has been television. TV and movies are quite different and a lot of actors struggle to make the transition from one to the other. They'll want someone with proven movie experience.

If you guys really want an odd suggestion then here's one... Emily Blunt. She may not look exactly right for the part... she would need to bulk up and she stands at 5' 7" (which IMO can be solved by some killer boots) but she has proven acting talent and has been in several good films. My first gut reaction to this suggestion was no but after thinking about it she's growing on me. I'm just trying to come up with some ideas other than Gemma Arterton, Gina Carano, Megan Fox, etc.

One thing to keep in mind is that they probably won't bring someone in whose primary work has been television. TV and movies are quite different and a lot of actors struggle to make the transition from one to the other. They'll want someone with proven movie experience.

I disagree. Marvel has pretty much taken up all the big names for their superhero movies and so DC will want someone with a little bit of recognition but CHEAP. So they most likely won't go after the big A-list star to play WW. Maybe they'll use big stars for the supporting cast but it is unlikely they will for WW herself.

I haven't seen Yvonne for her TV performances but I thought she did fine in Mass Effect. So I figured the acting chops were there but maybe it doesn't translate to the tv screen. As for Olivia... I've seen her work and I think she does a decent job. Yeah she's been a in a lot of flop movies but so has Gemma Arterton and pretty much every other decent recommendation for WW. Besides, she was never the "star" of those movies so it remains to be seen if she can make the movie work as the lead rather than a supporting cast member. Olivia is still my first pick.

@itsdaveyj: Emily Blount is actually an intriguing suggestion - and she has actual acting chops, which is more important than anything else.

To clarify my comment about getting a movie actor rather than a TV actor - I'm not saying they have to get an A-list star. Henry Cavill, for instance, wasn't really A-list - I'd never heard of him until he got the role of Superman. But, he'd been in movies. One of the obstacles to bringing someone from TV, especially to play a superhero, is that TV actors come to be closely associated with their roles since we see them in those roles week after week, sometimes for years. That makes it hard for an audience to disassociate the character from the actor. Since superheros need to be iconic, it becomes harder to use someone who is already identified with a certain role. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it's difficult.

I don't understand, though, why you think they'd want someone cheap. These things are expensive to make, and if plastering a well-known name on the movie posters will guarantee a box-office draw, the studios are going to do it. I'm not saying they'll go get Julia Roberts for $25 million, but the actor salaries will be a small portion of the overall budget even if they get someone with some name recognition (and there are plenty of those that Marvel hasn't already hired).

@itsdaveyj: Emily Blount is actually an intriguing suggestion - and she has actual acting chops, which is more important than anything else.

To clarify my comment about getting a movie actor rather than a TV actor - I'm not saying they have to get an A-list star. Henry Cavill, for instance, wasn't really A-list - I'd never heard of him until he got the role of Superman. But, he'd been in movies. One of the obstacles to bringing someone from TV, especially to play a superhero, is that TV actors come to be closely associated with their roles since we see them in those roles week after week, sometimes for years. That makes it hard for an audience to disassociate the character from the actor. Since superheros need to be iconic, it becomes harder to use someone who is already identified with a certain role. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it's difficult.

I don't understand, though, why you think they'd want someone cheap. These things are expensive to make, and if plastering a well-known name on the movie posters will guarantee a box-office draw, the studios are going to do it. I'm not saying they'll go get Julia Roberts for $25 million, but the actor salaries will be a small portion of the overall budget even if they get someone with some name recognition (and there are plenty of those that Marvel hasn't already hired).

Well that makes sense.

They would like someone cheap because if the movie doesn't work out... they would like to save money. Rather than pay Angelina Jolie 20 million for the role they would probably prefer to pay someone with a little name recognition for 2 million. Also, I think that they would like the a-listers to be supporting castmates for the same reason you mentioned above... Sometimes these big a-listers like Angelina Jolie eventually become their own identity and movies with them in it is more like "Angelina Jolie kicks ass. Angelina Jolie plays mother. Angelina Jolie plays drug addict." rather than being about the character. Look at what they did with Superman, Thor, Captain America, etc. These movies all used the strategy that I said. Get someone with a little name recognition to star, but use the big names as supporting members.